PRODUCTION / FUNDING Ireland / UK / Belgium
Chris Andrews’ debut, Bring Them Down, poised to wrap principal photography
- The Irish-British-Belgian drama, financed by MUBI, stars Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Colm Meaney, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Read and Susan Lynch in the leading roles
Principal photography is in its final stages in Ireland on the drama Bring Them Down, Chris Andrews’ feature debut. The writer-director, a Screen Star of Tomorrow, is now working on his first feature, following his award-winning shorts Stalker (2019) and Fire (2015).
The cast of Bring Them Down is toplined by Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (the series Catch-22), and BAFTA Award winner and Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin [+see also:
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The picture follows Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a shepherding family, who lives with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by a terrible secret, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his son Jack (Barry Keoghan) escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.
Bring Them Down is being produced by Ivana MacKinnon for Wild Swim (UK), Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde for Tailored Films (Ireland), Jacob Swan Hyam, and Jean-Yves Roubin and Cassandre Warnauts for Frakas Productions (Belgium). The feature is being financed by MUBI in conjunction with Screen Ireland, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the British Film Institute’s UK Global Screen Fund.
MUBI’s slate of productions includes Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning [+see also:
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